Peatlands: Controlled Burning
(asked on 28th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Blake of Leeds on 26 October (HLWS426), what discussions they have had with Natural England on changing its restrictions on heather burning.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 6th November 2026
The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 are managed by Defra, with Natural England acting as a consultee on licence applications. Defra continues to work closely with Fire and Rescue Services, who provide advice on licence applications where appropriate. There are no current plans to review the Regulations.